AI Portal for Solar Power Plant O&M

Job ID: 40082121

Budget: ₹12,500 – ₹37,500 INR

AI-Based Solutions for Solar Power Plant O&M

We are looking for an experienced Freelance Data Scientist / AI Engineer to support the development of an AI-based digital portal focused on advanced Solar Power Plant Operation & Maintenance (O&M).

Project Scope

The freelancer will work closely with our O&M and engineering teams to design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions for large-scale solar plants (100 MW+).

Key Responsibilities
Predictive Maintenance (Core Requirement)

Develop ML models for:

Inverter failure prediction

Transformer & switchgear health monitoring

DC string degradation & anomaly detection

Use SCADA, weather, inverter logs, and historical breakdown data

Output: Failure probability, RUL (Remaining Useful Life), alerts

Thermography Analytics (Drone & Fixed Camera)

AI-based analysis of:

Drone thermal images (modules, strings, combiner boxes)

Substation thermography (fixed thermal cameras)

Defect classification:

Hotspots, diode failure, connector issues, corrosion, imbalance

Automatic severity ranking & maintenance recommendation

Spare Parts Prediction & Inventory Optimization

Predict spare consumption for:

Inverters, PCBs, fans, fuses, connectors, sensors

Optimize:

Minimum stock levels

Failure-based spare forecasting

Reduce emergency procurement & downtime

AI-Based O&M Portal Development

Support backend analytics & intelligence layer

Work with:

Web dashboard team (Power BI / Grafana / custom UI)

Features:

Health index dashboards

Risk-based maintenance planning

KPI tracking (PR loss, availability loss, MTBF)